STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Who's the most popular city official with Staten Island voters?

How about Democratic city Comptroller Scott Stringer?

That was the result of a Quinnipiac University poll out this week that took the temperature on city race relations and also asked city residents, including Islanders, their opinion on the jobs being done by top elected officials.

Stringer came in first across the city and on the Island.

According to the poll, Stringer has a citywide approval rating of 55 percent. On the Island, 51 percent of voters said they approved of the job Stringer was doing.

Stringer did better than Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, who had a 50 percent approval rating in the city, according to the poll. De Blasio didn't score well with Island voters, of course, with 58 percent of those here saying they disapproved of the job he's doing.

Stringer also bested the city and Island numbers posted by NYPD Commissioner William Bratton.

Democratic Public Advocate Letitia James came closest to Stringer citywide, scoring a 49 percent approval rating. But her Island number was just 30 percent. Democratic Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito got a 39 percent citywide approval rating, and just 26 percent on the Island.

The poll showed that significant numbers of voters, both citywide and on the Island, didn't know enough about Ms. James or Ms. Mark-Viverito.

So, what's Stringer's secret?

"He's an effective, hard-working guy, all the good things," Quinnipiac poll director Maurice Carroll told the Advance. "He hasn't done anything yet to get people angry. You can attribute his good numbers to a good performance. There's nothing dramatic about it."

He said Stringer scored points when he criticized the mayor's budget earlier this year. Stringer has also been a regular presence at Island Dem events, including when he served as Manhattan borough president.

As for the lack of recognition for Ms. James and Ms. Mark-Viverito, Carroll, a former journo, blamed "you guys" in the media. He said that these days, reporters only focus on "the big guys," meaning de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The poll also showed that Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina doesn't have a lot of fans on the Island. Voters here gave her a 45 percent disapproval rating.